Ararat Rural City Council Sport & Recreation Facilities Study Volume One The Strategy and Recommendations Draft Report December 2016 Prepared by SGL Consulting Group Australia Pty Ltd in association with SportEng and Co-op Studio www.sglgroup.net SGL Consulting Group Australia Pty Ltd Adelaide 2a Mellor St West Beach SA 5024 Phone: +61 (08) 8235 0925 Fax: +61 (08) 8353 1067 Email: [email protected] Brisbane PO Box 713 Mount Gravatt Queensland 4122 Mobile: +61 (0) 416 235 235 Email: [email protected] Melbourne Level 6, 60 Albert Road South Melbourne VIC 3205 Phone: +61 (03) 9698 7300 Fax: +61 (03) 9698 7301 Email: [email protected] Perth 19 Clayton Street East Fremantle WA 6158 Phone: +61 (0) 8 9319-8991 Mobile: +61 (0) 407 901 636 Email: [email protected] Sydney 1/273 Alfred St Nth North Sydney NSW 2060 Phone: +61 (02) 8011 0725 Fax: +61 (02) 8011 0720 Mobile: +61 (04) 17 536 198 Email: [email protected] SGL also has offices in: • Auckland • Christchurch • Wellington Ararat Rural City Council acknowledges the support of the Victorian Government. ARCC Sport Recreation Facilities Study Volume One Draft Report 21-12-2016 (VIC 39.2015) Commercial in Confidence. SGL Consulting Group Australia Pty Ltd www.sglgroup.net Table of Contents 1 Background Information .................................................................................... 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 1 Background ............................................................................................................. 1 Sport and Recreation Facilities Study Documents ............................................... 1 Project Purpose ....................................................................................................... 2 Project Objectives ................................................................................................... 3 2 Research and Consultation Key Findings ........................................................ 4 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 4 Project Area Population Trends ............................................................................. 4 Impact on Sport and Recreation Participation ...................................................... 6 Review of Relevant Research and Documents ..................................................... 6 Strategic Document and Policy Review ............................................................... 6 Sport and Recreation Participation Trends ........................................................... 8 Trends Impacting on Sport and Recreation Participation and Facilities .............. 10 Facilities and Services Surveys ........................................................................... 10 Club and Organisation Survey ........................................................................... 10 School Survey ................................................................................................... 13 Project Submission Forms ................................................................................. 13 Key Stakeholder Consultations ............................................................................ 15 Youth Café Consultations ..................................................................................... 18 Interviews with Selected Neighbouring LGAs ..................................................... 18 3 Sport and Recreation Facility Inventory ......................................................... 19 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 19 Sport and Recreation Facilities Hierarchy ........................................................... 19 Sport Facility Hierarchy Definitions .................................................................... 20 Recreation Facility Hierarchy Definitions ............................................................ 20 Assets Overview .................................................................................................... 21 Facility Location, Distribution and Type .............................................................. 22 Facilities by Activity Type ................................................................................... 22 Facilities by Hierarchy ........................................................................................ 22 Land Ownership and Land Management ........................................................... 23 Clubs, Groups and Activities .............................................................................. 23 Site Assessment Facilities .................................................................................... 30 4 Current Infrastructure Upgrades, Maintenance & Planning .......................... 32 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 32 Site Assessment - Capital Works Projects ......................................................... 32 Access to Premises ........................................................................................... 35 Other Proposed Works ...................................................................................... 37 Further Research, Investigations and Potential Works ...................................... 38 Maintenance Works ............................................................................................... 44 Additional Capital Works Projects ....................................................................... 44 5 Planning for Future Use ................................................................................... 46 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 46 Facility Analysis and Directions ........................................................................... 46 Facility Provision – Gaps, Trends and Opportunities in Provision .................... 49 ARCC Sport Recreation Facilities Study Volume One Draft Report 21-12-2016 (VIC 39.2015) Page i Commercial in Confidence. SGL Consulting Group Australia Pty Ltd www.sglgroup.net Directory of Tables TABLE 1.1 SITE ASSESSMENT FACILITIES ........................................................................................ 2 TABLE 2.1 SPORT AND PHYSICAL RECREATION TOP TEN ACTIVITIES – NATIONAL VS VICTORIA 2011 - 2012 .................................................................................................................... 8 TABLE 2.2 TOP FACILITY AND MEMBERSHIP ISSUES ................................................................... 12 TABLE 2.3 PROJECT SUBMISSIONS – IDEAS FOR THE FUTURE FOR SPORT AND RECREATION FACILITIES AND SERVICES ................................................................................ 14 TABLE 2.4 FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES WITH FACILITIES AND SERVICES ........................................................................................................................................................ 16 TABLE 2.5 YOUTH CAFÉS - TOP THREE ISSUES AND IMPROVEMENTS ..................................... 18 TABLE 3.1 SPORT FACILITY HIERARCHY DEFINITIONS ................................................................ 20 TABLE 3.2 RECREATION FACILITY HIERARCHY DEFINITIONS ..................................................... 21 TABLE 3.3 ARARAT RURAL CITY COUNCIL TOWNS AND LOCALITIES FACILITY PROVISION .. 25 TABLE 3.4 SITE ASSESSMENT FACILITIES – ARARAT TOWNSHIP .............................................. 30 TABLE 3.5 SITE ASSESSMENT FACILITIES – RURAL AREA ........................................................... 30 TABLE 4.1 TIMEFRAME ....................................................................................................................... 32 TABLE 4.2 KEY PROPOSED CAPITAL WORKS ARARAT TOWNSHIP SITE ASSESSED FACILITIES ..................................................................................................................................... 33 TABLE 4.3 KEY PROPOSED CAPITAL WORKS RURAL AREA SITE ASSESSED FACILITIES ...... 34 TABLE 4.4 ACCESS TO PREMISES / UNIVERSAL ACCESS ISSUES AT ARARAT TOWNSHIP SITE ASSESSED FACILITIES ....................................................................................................... 35 TABLE 4.5 ACCESS TO PREMISES / UNIVERSAL ACCESS ISSUES AT RURAL SITE ASSESSED FACILITIES ..................................................................................................................................... 36 TABLE 4.6 SELECTED FURTHER RESEARCH, RECOMMENDATIONS AND POTENTIAL WORKS AT ARARAT TOWNSHIP SITE ASSESSED FACILITIES ............................................................. 38 TABLE 4.7 SELECTED FURTHER RESEARCH, RECOMMENDATIONS AND POTENTIAL WORKS AT RURAL AREA SITE ASSESSED FACILITIES ......................................................................... 40 TABLE 4.8 ADDITIONAL CAPITAL WORKS PROJECTS – OTHER SPORT FACILITIES ARARAT TOWNSHIP .................................................................................................................................... 44 TABLE 4.9 ADDITIONAL CAPITAL WORKS PROJECTS – OTHER SPORT FACILITIES RURAL AREA .............................................................................................................................................. 44 TABLE 5.1 RECOMMENDATIONS